HEAVENLY INCLINED...: SEXUAL FREEDOM = IMMORALITY = AGAINST *GOD*/CHRIST...

Thanksgiving for the LORD's Favor

Psalms 138 (A Psalm of David)
1/ I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2/ I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
3/ In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
4/ All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
5/ Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
6/ Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
7/ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8/ The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me:
thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands... AMEN!!!

One CANNOT earn GRACE, it is HIS own ESSENCE; a gift, still, IF one claims to be IN HIS GRACE, we ARE to, or, OUGHT to, be reflections of that GRACE! 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1, tells us not to take HIS GRACE in vain! This means, living in LOVE, morality, ethics, virtue, righteousness, and, spiritual improvement, TOWARDS, spiritual maturity, WHILE, visibly BEING as LIGHTS, beaming OF *GOD*, beckoning the world, TO THE LIGHT! Righteousness MEANS, conduct in conformity with *GOD'S* WILL, and, "Be HOLY because I AM HOLY!", therefore, indicating that knowledge, wisdom, and, effort, DO, apply TO the righteous!!! NEVER forget, we were grafted in, and, if we do not bear fruit, as a dead branch, we will be pruned out, just as were, the natural branches!!!

We are not saved by works, instead, works PROVE HIM in us: they identify HIS own...

IF I claim ONENESS with *GOD*, through CHRIST JESUS, I am DEAD TO THE WORLD, THUS, LIVING as HIM, which is, hopefully, witnessed IN, and, THROUGH, my every thought, action, and, reaction; MEANING, I am, THROUGH CONSCIOUS application OF THE WORD, HIS COMMANDS, HIS WILL, REFLECTING righteousness, not, merely, FAITH! I become, the TRULY FRUITFUL branch, of THE VINE, the TRUE member of THE BODY/THE CHURCH, CHRIST JESUS, and, TESTIFY, then, GLORIFY, BOLDLY, BY my thoughts, actions, and, reactions, HIS name, because, HE IS WORTHY, and, IN HIS LOVE, has SHOWN me, how I OUGHT to exist, to which, I eagerly, adapt, and, comply!!!

MATTHEW 5:48...
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect

1 PETER 1:14-16...
14/ Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance
15/ but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct,
16/ for it is written, "Be holy because I (am) holy."

ROMANS 12:2...
Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

Conduct, in conformity to *GOD'S* WILL, marks the righteous; it is NOT because of guilt, or, ancient Laws, but, because of LOVE; LOVE for *GOD*, self, then, others! CHRIST JESUS gave us Commandments to live by, of which, the first is to LOVE *GOD*, with all of your mind, heart, and, soul; the second is, to LOVE one another!

LOVE COMPELS us to LIVE IN HIM, through conduct which conforms to *GOD*; in other words, morality, ethics, doing good, and, being good, and, ever striving to improve the spirit! It is about REFLECTING THE TRUTH, for ALL to bear witness to, FOR, and, TO HIS GLORY, RADIANTLY SHINING OF HIS POWER, GRACE, and, MERCIES!!!

It IS ALL ABOUT LOVE, baby, all about LOVE!!!

MATTHEW 4: 17...From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

JOHN 14:15..."If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

NOTE: I do not intend to preach, rather to reach; to stir up, awaken, to inspire, and, bring forth, in discussion, that which is, perhaps, dormantly existing in the heart of hearts, thus, little, or, no, sugar coatings, just THE WORD of *GOD*, the TRUTH, along with some of my thoughts. And truth is, I am reminding myself always, as I practice these reminders, in the best of my abilities, and capacities, while RELYING on THE LORD to lead me on that narrow PATH---> MATTHEW 7: 14: "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it... TO *GOD* BE ALL GLORY...

SEXUAL FREEDOM = IMMORALITY = AGAINST GOD/CHRIST...

Playa's will play, secret lovers will keep discreetin', voyeurs will keep peepin', cheatin' hearts will keep cheatin', porn will be pornin', and, LOTS of people will be hurt in the conquest of sexual freedom, but, worse than all the useless pain, and, suffering, is the FACT that our LORD, *GOD* has to bear witness to all this wrongness, and, defilement of HIS HOLY temples!!!

One day, it HIT me hard; the probing eyes of THE LORD, cannot HELP but see EVERYTHING we do! Thus, we sin against HIM! HE IS HOLY, PURE, ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT taint, stain, or, corruption, though, HE has seen it ALL; things that make even, humans cringe; things which ARE, detestable to HIM!!!

Listen, sexuality, sensuality, and, the freedom of the body, HAS gone over the top! The people of this time, may not be doing anything new, but, there is way more of it going on, and, way more social acceptance of some actions, which, are worse than gross! It has become epidemic, and, no matter what anyone tells you, is NOT acceptable to THE LORD!!!

Top reason for this being wrong? Acting out these fantasies, using them against others, and, looking to tally up, IS allowing passion, and, wrongful desires to rule our beings, OVER *GOD*! ROMANS 6: 12, 1 CORINTHIANS 6: 9 & 18-20, are but a few reminders!

IF we are of *GOD*/CHRIST, we are no longer slaves to sin, but, servants to HIM, and, to LOVE! IF we LOVE HIM, we recognize the need to overcome sin, from it's heart, the egocentric mind, the center of self-inclination, because, we are now in spirit, and, spirit does not become trapped by what is of the world, of the carnal flesh!!!

Life involves many things that seem right, because they are part of our lives, from a young age onward, but, it is scary, how many of these very things that seem acceptable, are against *GOD*, which, IF we were taught from birth, we would KNOW, and, desist from! We must be reminded that what seems right, in life, usually, has nothing to do with what is right in spirit, and that, this idea of things being right, is of deception, taking us down a road we really, don't want to travel!!!

ALL control is ours! There is NO denying it! We CAN resist our passions, and, desires of EVERY kind! The mind CAN be retrained in righteousness, and, CAN be taught that what the body is yellin' at us, ISN'T what it needs!!! EPHESIANS 5, COLOSSIANS 3: 1-10, 1 THESSALONIANS 4, & JAMES 4; just a few more examples...

1 PETER 2: 9-11...
9/ But you are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises" of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

10/ Once you were "no people" but now you are God's people; you "had not received mercy" but now you have received mercy.

11/ Beloved, I urge you as aliens and sojourners to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against the soul.

JOHN 14: 15...

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

Sexuality IS a gift of *GOD*, IN the context of a TRUE, LOVING relationship! When it is taken outside it's intended beauty, or, usefulness, it becomes something wrong! When sexuality rules the mind, OVER *GOD*, it is a weapon of the evil of this world, and, IS directed against *GOD*! UNDERSTAND HIM, and, you will begin to understand what is wholesome, right, good, and, healthy IN HIS sight, and, for the entire being! Don't waste yourself on what is wrong, and usually, finds you hurt, suffering, alone, used, abused, and, more confused! Don't look for LOVE with the body, desire, passion, or, need; look for LOVE from HIM ABOVE, and, HE WILL add unto you, what you most need, in a pure, and, healthy way!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012